Mission Dharma: Mark Coleman's most recent Dharma talkshttps://dharmaseed.org/feeds/teacher/115/Mark Coleman has been engaged in meditation practice since 1981, primarily within the Insight meditation tradition. He has been teaching meditation retreats since 1997. His teaching is also influenced by his studies with Advaita Vedanta and Tibetan teachers in Asia and the West, and through his teacher training with Jack Kornfield. Mark primarily teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California, though he also teaches nationally, in Europe and India.
He leads backpacking retreats, nature-based retreats, and teaches retreats for environmental activists in the wilderness at Vallecitos Mountain Refuge in New Mexico, and at Knoll Farm in Vermont. In the Bay Area, Mark has a counseling practice, where he integrates his studies of psychotherapy and meditative work. He is the author of “Awake in the Wild - Mindfulness in Nature as a path of Self-Discovery." Mark has been an avid hiker, and backpacker for most of his life and spends much of his time in the outdoors. He lives in the woods in Marin County, Northern California.enLicensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivative Works 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://media.dharmaseed.org/uploads/photos/teacher_115_125_0.pnghttps://dharmaseed.org/feeds/teacher/115/Mission Dharma: Mark Coleman's most recent Dharma talksMon, 27 Jan 2020 12:11:04 +0000noMark Coleman has been engaged in meditation practice since 1981, primarily within the Insight meditation tradition. He has been teaching meditation retreats since 1997. His teaching is also influenced by his studies with Advaita Vedanta and Tibetan teachers in Asia and the West, and through his teacher training with Jack Kornfield. Mark primarily teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California, though he also teaches nationally, in Europe and India.
He leads backpacking retreats, nature-based retreats, and teaches retreats for environmental activists in the wilderness at Vallecitos Mountain Refuge in New Mexico, and at Knoll Farm in Vermont. In the Bay Area, Mark has a counseling practice, where he integrates his studies of psychotherapy and meditative work. He is the author of “Awake in the Wild - Mindfulness in Nature as a path of Self-Discovery." Mark has been an avid hiker, and backpacker for most of his life and spends much of his time in the outdoors. He lives in the woods in Marin County, Northern California.Dharma Seedcontact@dharmaseed.orgMark Coleman: Monday Night Dharma Talkhttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/60504/20200127-Mark_Coleman-SR-monday_night_dharma_talk-60504.mp3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:11:04 +000060504noMark Coleman(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) 65:18Mark Coleman: Freedom from the Inner Critichttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/59822/20191206-Mark_Coleman-SR-freedom_from_the_inner_critic-59822.mp3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:05:16 +000059822noMark Coleman(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) 6:10:26Mark Coleman: Monday Night Dharma Talkhttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/59824/20191202-Mark_Coleman-SR-monday_night_dharma_talk-59824.mp3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:10:52 +000059824noMark Coleman(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) 64:30Mark Coleman: Monday Night Dharma Talkhttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/59430/20191111-Mark_Coleman-SR-monday_night_dharma_talk-59430.mp3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Mon, 11 Nov 2019 11:59:30 +000059430noMark Coleman(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) 1:54:28Mark Coleman: Natural Radiancehttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/59033/20191019-Mark_Coleman-SR-natural_radiance-59033.mp3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Sat, 19 Oct 2019 02:42:57 +000059033noMark Coleman(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) 6:53:44Mark Coleman: From Suffering to Peacehttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/58994/20191010-Mark_Coleman-IMCB-from_suffering_to_peace-58994.mp3(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) The True Promise of MindfulnessThu, 10 Oct 2019 20:30:00 +000058994noMark Coleman(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) The True Promise of Mindfulness(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) The True Promise of Mindfulness54:05Mark Coleman: Monday Night Dharma Talkhttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/58837/20191007-Mark_Coleman-SR-monday_night_dharma_talk-58837.mp3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:50:05 +000058837noMark Coleman(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) 52:58Mark Coleman: Holding Love and Grief for the Earthhttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/58715/20190930-Mark_Coleman-VMRC-holding_love_and_grief_for_the_earth-58715.mp3(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) How the Bramha Viharas - the divine abodes of love, compassion, joy and equanimity arise in relationship to being in nature and how they suggest us holding the grief and pain during climate/eco crisis.Mon, 30 Sep 2019 05:30:00 +000058715noMark Coleman(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) How the Bramha Viharas - the divine abodes of love, compassion, joy and equanimity arise in relationship to being in nature and how they suggest us holding the grief and pain during climate/eco crisis.(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) How the Bramha Viharas - the divine abodes of love, compassion, joy and equanimity arise in relationship to being in nature and how they suggest us holding the grief and pain during climate/eco crisis.51:55Mark Coleman: Insight and Awakening in Naturehttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/58707/20190929-Mark_Coleman-VMRC-insight_and_awakening_in_nature-58707.mp3(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) Bringing a contemplative awareness in nature reveals profound insight into impermanence, anata (not self) and the nature of reality.Sun, 29 Sep 2019 05:30:00 +000058707noMark Coleman(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) Bringing a contemplative awareness in nature reveals profound insight into impermanence, anata (not self) and the nature of reality.(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) Bringing a contemplative awareness in nature reveals profound insight into impermanence, anata (not self) and the nature of reality.45:40Mark Coleman: Why Practice in Nature, Part 1https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/58699/20190928-Mark_Coleman-VMRC-why_practice_in_nature_part_1-58699.mp3(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk describes the beauty, joy, presence and wakefulness that arises as we meditate outdoors.Sat, 28 Sep 2019 05:30:00 +000058699noMark Coleman(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk describes the beauty, joy, presence and wakefulness that arises as we meditate outdoors.(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk describes the beauty, joy, presence and wakefulness that arises as we meditate outdoors.47:06Mark Coleman: The True Promise of Mindfulnesshttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/58915/20190925-Mark_Coleman-NYIMC-the_true_promise_of_mindfulness-58915.mp3(New York Insight Meditation Center) In his new book From Suffering to Peace – The True Promise of Mindfulness Mark Coleman, author and senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, weaves together contemporary applications with mindfulness practices in use for millennia. His approach to mindfulness and meditation empowers us to engage with and transform the inevitable stress and pain of life, so we can discover genuine peace — in the body, heart, mind, and the wider world.
In this evening talk, Mark will lead brief mediations and explore the aspects of his book to help practitioners, of all kinds, access and benefit from the “true promise of mindfulness”.Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:00:00 +000058915noMark Coleman(New York Insight Meditation Center) In his new book From Suffering to Peace – The True Promise of Mindfulness Mark Coleman, author and senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, weaves together contemporary applications with mindfulness practices in use for millennia. His approach to mindfulness and meditation empowers us to engage with and transform the inevitable stress and pain of life, so we can discover genuine peace — in the body, heart, mind, and the wider world.
In this evening talk, Mark will lead brief mediations and explore the aspects of his book to help practitioners, of all kinds, access and benefit from the “true promise of mindfulness”.(New York Insight Meditation Center) In his new book From Suffering to Peace – The True Promise of Mindfulness Mark Coleman, author and senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, weaves together contemporary applications with mindfulness practices in use for millennia. His approach to mindfulness and meditation empowers us to engage with and transform the inevitable stress and pain of life, so we can discover genuine peace — in the body, heart, mind, and the wider world.
In this evening talk, Mark will lead brief mediations and explore the aspects of his book to help practitioners, of all kinds, access and benefit from the “true promise of mindfulness”.1:24:19Mark Coleman: The True Promise of Mindfulness-guided meditationhttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/59241/20190925-Mark_Coleman-NYIMC-the_true_promise_of_mindfulness_guided_meditation-59241.mp3(New York Insight Meditation Center) In his new book From Suffering to Peace – The True Promise of Mindfulness Mark Coleman, author and senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, weaves together contemporary applications with mindfulness practices in use for millennia. His approach to mindfulness and meditation empowers us to engage with and transform the inevitable stress and pain of life, so we can discover genuine peace — in the body, heart, mind, and the wider world.
In this evening talk, Mark will lead brief mediations and explore the aspects of his book to help practitioners, of all kinds, access and benefit from the “true promise of mindfulness”.Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:00:00 +000059241noMark Coleman(New York Insight Meditation Center) In his new book From Suffering to Peace – The True Promise of Mindfulness Mark Coleman, author and senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, weaves together contemporary applications with mindfulness practices in use for millennia. His approach to mindfulness and meditation empowers us to engage with and transform the inevitable stress and pain of life, so we can discover genuine peace — in the body, heart, mind, and the wider world.
In this evening talk, Mark will lead brief mediations and explore the aspects of his book to help practitioners, of all kinds, access and benefit from the “true promise of mindfulness”.(New York Insight Meditation Center) In his new book From Suffering to Peace – The True Promise of Mindfulness Mark Coleman, author and senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, weaves together contemporary applications with mindfulness practices in use for millennia. His approach to mindfulness and meditation empowers us to engage with and transform the inevitable stress and pain of life, so we can discover genuine peace — in the body, heart, mind, and the wider world.
In this evening talk, Mark will lead brief mediations and explore the aspects of his book to help practitioners, of all kinds, access and benefit from the “true promise of mindfulness”.27:05Mark Coleman: Awake in the Wild - Meditation in Naturehttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/58332/20190902-Mark_Coleman-SR-awake_in_the_wild_meditation_in_nature-58332.mp3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Mon, 02 Sep 2019 06:00:00 +000058332noMark Coleman(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) 4:15:52Mark Coleman: Awakening Through Insights in Naturehttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/57411/20190716-Mark_Coleman-VMRC-awakening_through_insights_in_nature-57411.mp3(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk explores the profound insights that arise in nature meditation practice, including insight into impermanence, selflessness, interdependence.Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +000057411noMark Coleman(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk explores the profound insights that arise in nature meditation practice, including insight into impermanence, selflessness, interdependence.(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk explores the profound insights that arise in nature meditation practice, including insight into impermanence, selflessness, interdependence.62:49Mark Coleman: Nature Practice - A Path of Awareness and Joyhttps://dharmaseed.org/teacher/115/talk/57409/20190715-Mark_Coleman-VMRC-nature_practice_a_path_of_awareness_and_joy-57409.mp3(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk explores some of the benefits and fruits of nature meditation practice.Mon, 15 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +000057409noMark Coleman(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk explores some of the benefits and fruits of nature meditation practice.(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk explores some of the benefits and fruits of nature meditation practice.50:33